Sunshine Cave

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Sunshine Cave is an alternate name for Lovelock Cave, a significant archaeological and historical site in Nevada known for its rich cache of ancient Native American artifacts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
cave
alternateNameOf Lovelock Cave
associatedWith Lovelock Culture
contains basketry artifacts
bone tools
coprolites
stone tools
textile fragments
country United States
culturalRegion Great Basin
discoveredByArchaeologistsIn early 20th century
excavatedBy L. L. Loud
Mark Raymond Harrington
excavationBegan 1912
hasAlternateName Lovelock Cave
hasArchaeologicalStrata Archaic period
Late Prehistoric period
hasSignificance archaeological significance
historical significance
heritageStatus important Native American heritage site
knownFor ancient Native American artifacts
archaeological excavations
locatedIn Nevada
United States
locatedNear Lovelock, Nevada
materialFound guano deposits
partOf Great Basin region
linked to: Great Basin
timeDepth several thousand years of human occupation
usedBy Native American peoples
linked to: Native Americans
usedHistoricallyFor guano mining

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Lovelock Cave alsoKnownAs Sunshine Cave